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Cost-of-living solutions welcomed, but millions of Australian families at risk in dangerously hot homes
Posted by Info @ parents for climate · 16 Jan 2024
Parents for Climate welcomes the announcement from NSW and Federal governments to provide matched funding for cost-saving upgrades to up to 24,000 social housing properties and to open up access to solar...
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2023 was a big year for parent advocacy
Posted by Andy Kelsey · 9 Jan 2024
Well, that was a big year! Our last submission (to the Dept of Climate Change, Energy Environment and Water) will be issued on December 15th, bringing the total for the last 3...
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Millions of Australian kids at risk as families struggle to cool dangerously hot homes in cost of living crisis
Posted by Info @ parents for climate · 13 Dec 2023
As another record-setting summer approaches, millions of Australian families will be unable to keep their kids cool in dangerously hot homes, with cost-of-living pressures stretching households to the financial limit, a new...
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Nature Based Holiday Craft Ideas
Posted by Alinta McMurdo · 13 Dec 2023
The festive season is fast approaching and now is the perfect time to start doing some holiday crafts with your kids. I have created three nature based crafts with step by step...
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5 expert tips on how to look after your baby in a heatwave
Posted by Info @ parents for climate · 7 Dec 2023
Karleen Gribble, Western Sydney University; Michelle Hamrosi, Australian National University, and Nina Jane Chad, University of Sydney Extreme heat events are becoming more frequent and intense in Australia. This can cause illness...
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Australian homes can be made climate-ready, reducing bills and emissions – a new report shows how
Posted by Info @ parents for climate · 6 Dec 2023
Gill Armstrong, Climateworks Centre and Michael Ambrose, CSIRO Millions of homes were built before Australia introduced housing energy efficiency standards in 2003. They’re leaky. Gaps around windows, doors and between building materials...
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Parents at the Global Climate Talks #COP28
Posted by Leanne Brummell · 1 Dec 2023
Parents for Climate Co-Founder and hardworking volunteer Leanne has been busy helping to coordinate the attendance of parents from around the world at the global climate talks in Dubai over the...
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NSW Parliament puts families first with a strong commitment to climate action
Posted by Info @ parents for climate · 30 Nov 2023
Media Release November 30 2023 Parents, grandparents and carers across New South Wales can breathe a little easier tonight knowing that the NSW Parliament has legislated some of the most ambitious...
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The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars
Posted by Info @ parents for climate · 27 Nov 2023
We hop in the car to get groceries or drop kids at school. But while the car is convenient, these short trips add up in terms of emissions, pollution and petrol cost....
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Rooftop solar for early learning
Posted by Mike Pulsford · 24 Nov 2023
Parents for Climate (formerly Australian Parents for Climate Action) welcomes today’s recommendation by the Productivity Commission that all Australian children be entitled to three days a week of high-quality early education and care. “Along with...
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